so far so good this morning out on i-70. the airport is open. we have had a lot of cancellations, mostly smaller commuter aircraft. it will stay cool through tomorrow. temperatures are 40 to 45 degrees below average, al, by the weekend, denver will be back in the 60s. al? >> all right, mike seidel, in aurora, colorado. here's a look at the storm system. it is massive. in fact the dakotas are going to be looking at heavy snow. snowfall amounts, blizzard warnings, and we got winter weather advisories stretching from utah all the way up into minnesota this morning. snowfall amounts we'll be talking about anywhere 9 to 12

inches. ahead of this system we got record breaking temperatures and that's going to be causing big problems. we have a risk of strong storms from central texas into central iowa. the strongest risk from wichita falls to tulsa. we're expecting snowfall amounts, rainfall amounts anywhere from 3 to 4 inches of rainmaking its way in. hoda? >> wow. all right, al, thanks a lot. we are following a new threat out of north korea. a warning this morning for all foreigners to leave south korea. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in seoul once again. good morning, richard. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. more rhetoric. we just returned from the dmz, the demilitarized zone along the north korean border. and the good news is we saw no signs that a military conflict is coming, but north korea is continuing its brinksmanship. if a war were coming you would see it in these cold mountains.

south korean troops today patrolled the so-called demilitarized zone. a narrow buffer between two enemies, that's also a trigger. on one side 30,000 south korean soldiers backed by nearly 30,000 american troops on the peninsula. across the valley, 70% of north korea's million man army. the two sides monitor each other so closely we were required to dress in uniform. to avoid raising suspicion. we were the first journalist allowed on this outpost. this is one of the most militarized border, and because of the latest tension south korean forces have been ordered to a heightened state of readiness. here, that means watching for suspicious activity by north korean forces. so far, nothing. south korean officials expect pyongyang will carry out a show

of force miles away from here with a missile launch. officials tell nbc news the missile is expected to land in the sea, most likely between japan and guam and could happen very soon. north korean television today caution foreign tourists in the south to prepare for evacuation, apparently more bluster. south korean troops say they are ready either way. analysts here expect after the missile launch north korea, of course, will declare victory but then will probably pull back from the brink and see if it accomplished anything from all of this. matt? >> richard engel in seoul again for us this morning. richard, thank you as always. on a much lighter note fans of the louisville cardinals are riding high this morning, as college basketball's new national champs. willie geist got the

assignment to stay up late and watch the entire game. willie, good morning. you liked it? >> richard goes to the dmz, i go to the basketball game. these are tough assignments. one of those games, you say i'll stay up until halftime. the game was so good you had to stay up to the end. fun, fast-paced. down in atlanta. all eyes were on the court you couldn't help but sneak a glance at the bench where kevin ware was rooting on his team to victory. with their victory monday night the louisville cardinals did something they refused to do eight days earlier -- they cut down the nets. >> one shining moment. >> this time to celebrate winning the ncaa championship. louisville skipped the tradition after the quarterfinal, the same night sophomore guard kevin ware suffered that gruesome broken leg. but on monday night ware was on the bench cheering his teammates on. >> these are my brothers. they got the job done. i'm so proud of them. i'm so proud of them. >> reporter: despite a gutsy first half performance by michigan's backup, louisville

rallied from a 12-point deficit. on their way to an 82-76 victory. >> the lob to siva! >> reporter: head coach rick pitino revealed one additional way he'd be celebrating. >> they said if we win the national championship, will you get a tattoo. he said, yes. >> reporter: the message was rise to the occasion. this morning they are rising as national champions. and rick pitino becomes the first coach to win two national championships. on monday morning before the game, pitino was voted into the basketball hall of fame. not a bad day. >> does he have a piece of horse running in the kentucky derry? >> he's having heck of a week. meanwhile, they should warn people when they set those fireworks off. he really flinched. >> that was supposed to be the great crowning moment, instead he was ducking.

>> we had a little prediction moment here yesterday off the air, hoda and i were thinking about who would win. i said it's louisville 69-62. hoda predicted 78-72, but chose the syracuse orangemen. >> stopping saying that. >> you were closer, congratulations. >> what do i win? >> my respect and admiration. natalie, some serious news to get to. sadly, we begin with a horrific shooting in serbia where a 60-year-old man went door-to-door this morning gunning 13 people down in a quiet village near belgrade. officials there say the man then tried to kill himself and his wife but they both survived. they are gravely wounded. hospital officials say that the man had no history of mental illness and his motive is still unclear. here at home wildfires are raging out west threatening about 100 homes in ventura county, california. an overnight evacuation order has been lifted this morning.

but the wind-whipped blaze is still not contained, sprawling across some 170 acres. at least two homes were destroyed, but no injuries have been reported. the navy is hailing its latest weapon as the future of warfare. for the first time ever, the navy will deploy a laser on its ships capable of shooting down drones and disabling hostile ships at sea. the laser cost about $1 per shot that's compared to hundreds of thousands of dollars it costs to set off a missile. now, to wall street. a major shakeup at jcpenney. good morning, apple chief executive ron johnson resigning from the company as ceo. after failing to revive the company's brand. the company worth half of what it was when he took over. johnson's predecessor will take the reins as spring shopping season gets under way.

meanwhile, dow and s&p still near record highs, a new survey finds that main street investors are more skeptical this time around than the stock market peaks of 2000 and 2007. that's a cautionary tale. natalie? >> thank you. new york city police took cookie monster to court on monday after a mother said a man dressed as cookie monster in times square became belligerent after taking a picture with her 2-year-old son demanding to be paid. when her husband went to withdraw cash from an atm cookie she said that cookie monster started cursing at him and shoved her son's stroller so hard that he fell to the ground. >> why don't you like cookie monster? >> because cookie monster gave me a boo-boo. >> the man behind the cookie monster mask has been charged with assault and child endangerment. sounds more like oscar the grouch. 11 minutes after the hour. back to matt, hoda and al. >> we should point out that a lot of those are unauthorized characters and have

nothing to do with the groups. >> the city police say they are a scourge on the city. >> look at the "new york post" cover. "crooky monster." >> making headlines for all of the wrong reasons. al is here with the weather. >> it's going to be beautiful today here in the northeast. as you look at top of the rock, we'll see temperatures in the 70s today here. contrast that with what we got in the rockies yesterday and into the plains, temperatures were in the mid-to-upper 70s this morning. oh, the highs today only going in the upper teens and low 20s as you make your way out to the east. you're going to see -- look at these temperatures, anywhere 10 to 15, 20 degrees above-normal as we move into the day today with temperatures here in new york city into the low 80s. we'll have your local forecast right after this message. forec right after this message. in her new volkswagen... before her passat had passed 30 different inspection tests, and before several thousand tennesseans discovered new jobs on volkswagen drive,

their cfo and our banker met for lunch. together, we worked with a team that helped finance construction of the world's first leed platinum auto manufacturing plant. that's the impact of global connections. that's bank of america. good tuesday morning. temperatures are going to climb 10-15 degrees. upper 70s on the way to places like livermore, 78, fairfield, 71, san francisco. we are going to have to deal with breezy conditions but not as windy as it has been. those winds will slow down into the second half of the day. major warmth tomorrow. close to 90 in the warmest cities across the bay area. flags were at half-staff across great britain this morning as that nation remembers

former prime minister margaret thatcher. the queen authorizing a ceremonial funeral. >> reporter: good morning, matt. it has just been announced that her funeral will be held next wednesday. the queen and prince phillip will attend. thatcher is considered to be one of the greatest world leaders of the 20th century, but it will not be a state funeral. because she remains controversial. a friend quoted said she didn't want one, knew it would be a waste of money. margaret thatcher, the iron lady, not one to always follow the rules. even when her advisers disagreed according to the rules of history here, a state funeral is for monarchs, although winston churchill was honored with one. princess diana and queen mum

were not. that doesn't mean there won't be an outpouring on a grand scale. >> it is going to be a massive ceremonial funeral and she was a great friend of america, a great friend of freedom. >> reporter: and according to her own wishes she will not lie in state. there's a service at westminster before the day of the funeral. she will be cremated. how controversial is thatcher still today? news of her passing brought out the highest praise. >> margaret thatcher was a revolutionary and she was a liberator. >> reporter: in glasgow jubilant dancing in the streets. in some areas blighted by closing of mines that her policies seem to have caused, people didn't hold back. some front pages today had no words, this one "loved, hated,

never forgotten." shortly after her funeral her authorized biography will be published, which she planned to come out after her death. she was unafraid to be unpopular to get things done and whose husband once when asked who wears the pants in your family and she said i do and i wash and iron them too. >> tony blair served as prime minister of great britain from 1997 to 2007. he joins us this morning exclusively. prime minister blair, it's always good to see you. thanks for your time. you said once of margaret thatcher very few leaders get to change not only the political landscape of their country but the world. what's the most important way in which she changed the world? >> i think the policies she introduced in respect to the balance between the state and the market, selling off the state industries, putting trade unions within a proper legal framework, some of the measures

to do with taxation and spending, there was a philosophy that even people, and i come from the opposite side of the political fence, even people on the opposite side of the political fence took some of those lessons and applied them not just in the uk but around the world. she was a very controversial figure. you got to say she was a towering fight and her impact was a global one. >> i know she visited you on several occasions while you were prime minister. according to the "new york times" yesterday, she may have preferred you over john major. did you seek her counsel on key issues? >> yes, i did. when she would come in and see me she was always -- it was one of the paradoxes about margaret thatcher that she had this iron lady image.

but she was very kind and very warm and interesting when i came into downing street in 1997 the staff in downing street, the people who do the chores and keep the place running, they were always very, very generous about her and regarded her highly. >> while i have you here i need to ask you a question about some current events. it was back in 2003, prime minister blair, you said after iraq we need to deal with north korea and their weapons program. three years later you condemned that regime for their nuclear test. you've seen what's happened lately. the tension level continues to rise. it seems on a daily basis, north korea either threatens the u.s. or south korea. is this something more, in your opinion, than a new leader saying to the world hey look at me? >> it's a good question. i'm not sure we know the answer to it, frankly. and this is the problem when you've got a regime that doesn't really conform to any recognized rules with nuclear weapons capability. so it's a very tough situation. now, i think, and i hope that ultimately this is saber

rattling, it's an attempt to deal with some of the regime's internal problems by having external focus. it's asserting its muscularity, if you like, but this is an unusual and going to be a dangerous situation as a result of the nature of the regime and the capabilities they have. so, i know behind the scenes it's hard to talk about all these things publicly, there will be the most enormous efforts going into making sure that regime gets a clear and strong message but this is a situation where if you like what the korean peninsula, you got south korea, north korea, same people, divided. it's almost like a laboratory experiment, in good government south korea having come from nothing to being one of the leading industrial countries and

then north korea's people under abject poverty. >> mr. prime minister, it's always nice to see you. thanks very much. >> thanks, matt. coming up, the courtroom battle over who has the rights to sell casey anthony's life story. we have a live report. and ryan seacrest profiles the next big thing in baseball. but first, this is "today" on nbc. in

still ahead one of the nation's leadsing pastors the target of an elaborate internet hoax. a woman who claims she was abandoned in a remote jungle as a child and raised by monkeys. is she for real? we'll find out. but first your local news and weather. >> tarzana. >> yeah.

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student tested positive. the first case in contra costa county in four years. they will be on campus offering testing to anybody who may have shared a classroom or been in a club with the infected student. the man accused of driving his car through a walmart store is expected to be back in court for a similar but separate incident at a car wash. he crashed through the front window of a convenience store attached to that car wash back in december. he will be in court today in that case as well as for sentencing on a marijuana charge stemming from 2011. also in court today, the former head of san mateo county's probation department, stuart forrest, stands accused of possessing child pornography. he resigned amid this investigation. let's take a look outside. it is going to be beautiful. >> it is going to be really nice. we still have breezy conditions. winds have relaxed

substantially. in fact, we can basically cut those in half from where we were at this time yesterday. down from 30 to 16 in san francisco. we will see breezy conditions for the first time today. temperatures will be nice and comfortable. only about 77 degrees in livermore. 71 degrees in san francisco. getting into the warmest day of the year so far. tomorrow, 84 degrees inland. we will check your drive with mike. >> we have a pretty standard bill throughout the south bay. i want to make note of it. a lot of sun coming up in people's eyes throughout the bay area. we see chp getting calls about this. 680 slow through sunol. close to the camera. all the way down out of sunol. the earlier crash, up to 20 cars that were reported, have cleared from the roadway headed through fremont. look at all this traffic standard. it is slow through the tri-valley heading into the south bay via all these routes. back to you.

we will be back in another half hour. beautiful shot outside. we will see you soon.

♪ 7:30 now on a tuesday morning, april 9, 2013. new york city seen from the top of the rock on what is gorgeous morning here in the northeast. temperature up in the 70s. going up to maybe the low 80s

today. washington, d.c. also in the 80s. a look at the white house. al will have his forecast coming up in a couple of minutes. it truly feels like spring. in studio 1 a i'm matt lauer. >> we told you olympic great carey walsh jennings gave birth to her third child. this morning we'll meet 3 day old scout. she will join us live with her mom and dad in a bit. >> ryan seacrest has a new on the verge profile. a guy who is only 21 years old already dominating the major leagues. we're talking about angels outfielder. a wild story but it is for real? how about this. a mom and housewife who claims she was left in a remote jungle as a child and raised by monkeys. >> you're a cynic. i can tell. let us begin with an interesting

hearing do you in florida tied to casey anthony's bankruptcy case. nbc's kerry sanders has details on that. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. this bankruptcy hearing will begin in a few hours but this bankruptcy case is different than most because it asks the questions who owns casey anthony's life story, and if her story is a valuable asset can somebody else own it? she's a free woman but casey anthony is still battling in court, filing for bankruptcy. >> we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: she was acquit of murderinger 2-year-old daughter two years ago. in court documents she claims she owes almost collars 800,000 mostly in attorneys fees. but now the trustee wants to repay the debt by auctioning off the rights to her story. anthony's lawyers are fighting back.

she would have to speak, write or otherwise express her memories so they could be recorded in a firm enjoyable by others. for that reason alone the trustees motion should be denied. anthony's hearing last month was recorded by the court. >> have you had any discussions with any agents in relationship to any movie or book the rights your story? >> no, sir. >> have you hired an agent to handle any media rights at this time? >> no, sir. >> reporter: already texas lawyer has offered to buy casey anthony's story for $10,000. his goal to prevent her from profiting. he calls her story an asset and in a statement says as much as i would like to think otherwise casey anthony's story has value. legal experts expect anthony's lawyers to fight any plan to sell her story. >> the biggest potential source of income is a book deal and movie deal some day and that's why it's important from her standpoint to keep that asset away from the creditors she owes

money to. >> reporter: the court has to determine if her life story is an asset and if it is can it be sold to the highest bidder. the goal here is to liquidate her assets to pay off creditors. >> kerry sanders in florida. thank you very much. time to take a look at the weather from mr. roker. >> thank you very much, guys. got a lot of friends here hanging out. it's a good crowd this morning even though spring break is just about over. let's see what we have for you for today. as you can see we got some activity, heavy snow right now stretching from the rockies into the plains. in fact parts of the dakotas will see up to two feet of snow. icy conditions between there and the risk of strong storms from texas on to southern iowa. morning showers moving out of northern new england. rain moving into the pacific northwest. winnie with high surf advisories in southern california. gorgeous day from gulf coast into the mid-atlantic states, 84 degrees in washington, d.c.

today. 81 new york city. boston sunshine. 7:34 on a tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist, christina loren. crystal clear sky over san francisco. beautiful day shaping up. our winds have relaxed. you will see that san francisco giants flag flapping in the breeze just about all day long. winds relaxing as we head through the overnight hours. 77 degrees on the way to livermore. 75 in fremont. in the city, 71 degrees. tomorrow, we tack on an additional 5-10 degrees peaking with the mid-80s inland. >> don't forget. check that weather any time you need or go to the cable channel on cable at weather.com. now here's hoda with "on the verge." thanks so much. now "on the verge" with ryan seacrest where he introduces us to people who are about to hit it big. this morning an emerging star in

baseball, mike trout. >> reporter: he's just 21 but where mike trout's baseball career is short his memories are long. >> a lot of kids going to school day dreaming about playing professional baseball. were you one of those kids? >> yeah. i watched the phillies. >> reporter: last year trout stopped watching the major leagues and became part of them. a top prospect he was called up to the angels roster at the end of april. >> trout takes off for third. two stolen bases. >> reporter: and proved he belonged stealing 49 bases and as the lead-off hitter drove in 83 runs even winning the american league's rookie the year. >> how are you not intimidated coming from the minor leagues to the big leagues. >> reporter: you got to tell yourself it's another baseball game and bigger stadium and

bigger fans. >> reporter: more fans than he ever imagined playing in front of. as a high school standout in millville, new jersey. his father played minor league rules. >> we had rules of the house. number one be a good person. we hope he stays way. >> reporter: anything you miss the most you don't get a chance to do because you're playing baseball all the time? >> being back with my friends. friends and family. >> reporter: in the offseason big league trout returns to small town millville. >> he hasn't changed a lot. he's the same. >> he's the same. >> good guy. >> he is. still takes out trash. >> occasionally. >> reporter: his parents know their son's star is rising. >> that was an ah-ha moment. >> reporter: mike's big moment meeting his childhood idol,

derek jeter. >> i remember grabbing lunch during the all-star game, grabbing my plate and i'm in the seat next to him and he says come sit next to me. >> reporter: now you're living that life you were once dreaming about. how does that feel? >> feels good. you know, big leagues is everything what i expected and more. you know, it's a dream come true. >> reporter: for "today," ryan seacrest, los angeles. and still ahead new details emerging this morning on beyonce and jay-z's controversial trip to cuba. but next a woman who claims she was raised by monkeys. she shares her story. here's the question today. is it true? we'll find out after this. h pai. it could also mean living with joint damage. h pai. humira, adalimumab, can help treat more than just the pain. for many adults,

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story. she said she spontaneity good part of her early childhood abandoned in a jungle with only mond monkeys as her family. here's michelle kosinski. >> reporter: instantly evident in maria chapman is her love for animals. but there is far more. >> i learned from them. >> reporter: in her new book she makes a bold claim, that monkeys like these helped her keep her alive for about five years, from the age of 4 kidnapped and left alone in the colombia jungle. she said she survived on their discarded fruit and nuts. years past living as they did. eventually forgetting her parents, her own name, even climbing high in the trees which today in her mid-60s she can do.

she said she encountered hunters who sold her into domestic slavery. she ran away. and kindness of a local mother toledo a loving adoptive family as a teenager. >> how can you be sure that these things really happened to you and not the imagination of a child. >> it's not imagination. i know. i know what i know. i'm very sure. you become resilient. you survive. >> reporter: all written down over years by her family. she met her husband at a church in the uk. they have two daughters who say she convinced sue herrera story had to be shared. >> when you were hearing her story did you just say what? >> it was an unbelievable, crazy -- it made sense. >> when you're raised with

her -- >> it's normal. >> what stops you from thinking at some point maybe my mom has been through some stuff, maybe she's a little off balance in some ways and maybe she made up a lot of this? >> we thought of using the lie detector. >> so determined they say were they to verify it they went to colombia, tracked down locations and people that corroborated her story. >> very exciting about finding her monkey family. she said monkeys live up to 55 years. >> reporter: that part of her life can't be proven so far by authorities or records. animal experts -- >> i can see that. >> reporter: psychologist who specializes in feral children said some details are stretched. >> what happens over time is the more you tell the story, some

aspects of it get sharper, some get forgot. >> reporter: twice in recent years children were found in the wild and were protect by monkeys. her family tolerates her wild behavior. >> every morning she wakes up and i got hand i got feet i got the simple things. >> reporter: our team couldn't help having a hard time disbelieving fully what should be an unbelievable story. for today, michelle kosinski, nbc news, bradford, england. >> who wants to go first? >> i kind of believe it. the question is, is that repressed memories or something? >> or enhanced memories. >> or imagination? >> it's possible. >> she can climb that tree at 60. >> that was a good one. >> the family in corroborated

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voting on whether to allow google to allow an executive terminal to the airport. a green light would allow work to begin ton the $82 million facility where google execs would park and service their jets. they are saying it will jep rate more than $2 million per year in rent. safe to say we will feel rich as far as sunshine. a good-looking day shaping up. not too cold to start the day. you can go to the short sleeve. you can say 57 degrees in he can o land and san francisco. by noon, the 70s. 69 degrees in fremont. 67 at lunchtime. rounding out the day at 4:00 p.m. 75 degrees. you can't beat that this time of year. 77 for livermore. 71 in san francisco. we really crank up the heat tomorrow. 84 degrees inland. 77 around the bay. you'll even hit the mid-70s

tomorrow. we'll check your drive. mike inouye is on top of it. >> 680 still slow but recovering after the early crashes half an hour ago. 880, a little slow heading toward mission boulevard. headed south towards university, the sun is in your eyes. there is some gusty winds. so far, no wind advisories. >> thank you very much. we will have another local update coming your way in one half hour from now. the "today" show rolls on.

it's 8:00 now on a tuesday morning, the 9th day of 2013. look at the spectacular group of people that gathered.

going up to 80 degrees. because the weather is so great we're going the fire up our first spring barbecue here on the plaza, we're looking forward to that. i'm matt lauer with hoda kotb and al roker joining us. and carey walsh jennings has a new baby, you guys. that baby is so cute named scout. she's live on the west coast with her husband and her other two children. what time it is over there? >> early. >> we're going to do a live interview with her in a little bit. >> they are troopers. the professionals are in the building. we'll check in with them. one of the topics we'll talk about we know there's gay athletes playing major sports but why have none of them come out. what is it about the world we live in today that makes them so reticent? >> what happens when you merge fashion and technology? >> something you love.

>> katie is going to show us the virtual changing room. >> that dress. >> so what, you can put on any dress? i like that. >> got l.e.d.s in it. >> if they can do that for us imagine how few clothes we would have to buy. >> imagine if there's a glitch and you're standing there in your skivvies. >> let's go inside. good morning. north korea is warning foreigners including tourists to evacuate south korea as pyongyang threatens war yet again this morning. embassy official in seoul says there's no imminent threat. officials in the south expect the north to carry out some show of force with a missile launch. military sources tell nbc news the missile is expected to land in the sea most likely between japan and guam. louisville basketball fans were up late celebrating their team's victory last night in the

ncaa championship game. coach rick patino fell behind by a dozen points early in the game but fought back to beat michigan with a final score of 82-76. louisville guard kevin ware who suffered the horrible leg injury during the regional finals. the only drug designed to treat morning sickness is coming back. it was pulled off the market 30 years after a safety scare that turned out to be a false alarm. the fda has approved the drug under a new name. new questions and outrage from lawmakers this morning following beyonce and jay-z's trip to cuba. kelly o'donnell has the latest. >> reporter: the superstar couple isn't talking even after reuters reports they did have a required license from the treasury department. u.s. officials aren't saying either if beyonce and jay-z were

given the authorization to visit cuba. was it really an island getaway for mega stars, or a cultural exchange licensed by the u.s. government? >> it trivializes the serious human rights violations that are still occurring daily. >> reporter: beyonce and jay-z's four day visit was celebrated by the communist government of cuba but has cuban-american lawmakers fuming. >> to have such a high-profile entertainment couple get away with this, go on a vacation, label it as a cultural exchange. >> reporter: monday the obama administration avoided questions. >> decisions made about cultural travel and academic travel are made by the treasury department. >> reporter: american tourists are banned from cuba but there are government approved educational and cultural exchanges. after reports the famous pair

was granted a license, florida senator marco rubio demanded answers. if true, the obama administration should explain exactly how trips like these comply with u.s. law. sources in cuba tell nbc news there was some cultural exchange, the iconic couple did meet with artist, musicians and students. and sources in havana tell us the couple arrived by private plane from miami and typically a direct flight from the u.s. is not permited into cuba without the proper documentation. another clue. >> kelly o'donnell in washington. thank you. now for a look at what's trending today our quick round up has you what's talking online. joel olsteen says he's not having a crisis of faith. and a hoax has been using fakes news website to put out false stories that olsteen renounced

christianity. who needs physical education class when you have hallway swimming. it's the latest silly internet fab. moving on now. magician rich ferguson has taken his prank on the road. take a look. some people who were startled by the creepy chair but one woman turned around and actually hugged him. i don't know. creeped me out. it's 8:06. let's go back outside to matt and hoda.

>> here's that line. >> nobody is decked in there. >> where is al roker and let's get a check of the weather. >> right over here. got a love family, the thompson family. where are you from? >> georgia. >> you're in trouble, dad. got to tell you. you are in big trouble. let's check your weather and see what we got going on. we got a big storm system right now bringing a lot of snow in the rockies into the plains. parts of the dakotas could be look at anywhere from 12 to 18 inches of snow or more. so it's going to be tough. almost blizzard-like conditions. ahead of this we got a risk of strong storms from central texas all the way into iowa, we got a risk of strong storms from wichita to tulsa, oklahoma city importan possibility of tornadoes. rainfall amounts three to four

inches of rain from oklahoma 8:07 on a tuesday morning. good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. this, of course, san jose, not a cloud to be found in the sky. just beautiful out there. that's courtesy of those winds which will take place for most of today. they will start to drop off as we head through the second half of the overnight hours. it's going to be kind of a blustery day but nowhere near as windy as where we were this time yesterday. 77 in livermore, 75 in fremont. 71 in beautiful san francisco today. tomorrow we're going to tack on additional 5 to 10 degrees to your high. hope you have a great day. >> thank you. when we come back, olympic beach volleyball legend olympic beach volleyball legend carey walsh jennings introduces us to her new bundle of joy. and when is it okay to play hookey from work. and a new way to build your wardrobe. we'll take you into the virtual

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>> scout is my favorite character in literature, scout finch. she's sweet, she's brilliant, she loves her family. and i just love her little spirit. marjorie is after my mother who is the most beautiful human being i ever met. so casey allowed me to go with the name and now we have scout marjorie. >> i love looking at the family portrait in front of me. tell me a little bit about how the baby was born. you were working out on friday morning. on saturday you were induced. the baby arrived ten minutes before the doctor got there is that how it went down? >> oh, man. it was like lightning fast. it was so weird because i had been anticipating her arrival for the past two weeks and so to be induced is an experience. worked out in the morning. had a normal day and then got the hospital around 2:30. very slow process.

all of a sudden it was like she's coming and casey had to step in to make sure nurses were on their toes. she came and ten minutes late ear doctor walked in and said what happened? >> casey, were you nervous when the doctor was not present? >> yes. i was so nervous. i was watching them and thinking i don't know if he had know this is going to happen as fast as it does but i wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt. but i haven't seen any other births but my wife's so i knew what was happening. i think they are just so used to it taking a longer time and as soon as she was hurting i told them carey, she's not your average bear. if she's hurting it's go time. they started to get more heat on it and they were moving and the nurses brought the baby into the world. >> they were amazing. >> we're so happy four. joey and sundance your two boys

seem happy with their sister. tell us about rio. is that on your dance card? >> absolutely. i'm not dancing yet as far as i'm concerned. the fun is just beginning. i'm going take a couple of weeks off get to know this little girl, get my body to heal and get back on the road. between now and then there's a lot of tournaments to play. i have an official start date. i know what i'm gunning for. >> you're a good juggler with everything going on. wish you and casey and the rest of the kids great luck. thanks for joining us. >> thank you so much. >> you guys are wonderful. now here's matt. hoda thank you. now to today's professionals to tackle today's hottest stories. hi all. let's start with rutgers university we know part of this story. the basketball coach was fired after that videotape came out

showing him physically and verbally abusing his players. we know the athletic director also resigned because of the way he handled the situation. knowing about it for five months and not firing the coach only suspending him. here's the part that's getting a lot of attention. mike rice the basketball coach walks way with more than a million dollars and a bonus for finishing the last season, the athletic director who resigned over his handling of the situation walks away with a $1.2 million and two years worth of health insurance. how do we feel about that? >> when a ceo does horrible at a company and stock goes down 90% if they fire him he still legally gets his severance. i don't think the two are related. it sounds ridiculous. if somebody gets fired unless they are doing something illegal they get what's in their contract. does it feel wrong? yes. is there anything wrong with it? no. >> and it sounds more like a buy

out for a settlement so there's no future litigation, because if the athletic director was instructed by fortunate and/or the board and/or legal advisers to do a particular action and he did that action firing him without a settlement agreement would hit them back. it leaves a bad taste in people's mouth especially when this is a public university and egregious behavior. from a legal standpoint there's no recourse to follow through but it does leave a bad taste. >> let's move on. president obama on a fundraising trip to california a few days ago introduced the state's attorney general at an event and after singing her praises in terms of her brilliance and dedication he said the following quote, she also happens to be by far the best looking attorney general in the country, end quote. the reaction was pretty swift. was at any time wrong thing to say? >> yes. >> it was a biden moment.

>> it was a compliment. >> i understand. she's an attorney general. she happens to be really good looking. she probably is the best looking ag in the country. as the president of the united states it cross ad professional line. >> it was regrettable. >> he didn't only say she was pretty she was brilliant and dedicated. >> it's regrettable because it's a distraction for him and he has better judgment than this. but yes. i'm sure she thought it was nice. >> let's do a little role play. nancy i think you're the greatest looking surgeon i've ever seen. >> you're right. >> excuse me what about me. >> no -- >> you compliment me. >> it's an attribute like a sense of humor. if a woman said that to a man

you are the greatest looking president i've ever seen nobody would have an issue. if we want true equality -- >> if there were a female president and she said that about a male attorney general we would be having the same conversation. >> absolutely. >> if hilary actually made that same comment about biden -- you know that's just a given. we would have the same skigs? -- discussion? >> they are friend. we are becoming way too politically correct and it was a funny moment. this one comes to a footnote, magic johnson about his son who was gay and how much he loves him. we started talking around here and magazine swrik as this incredible athlete. it's interesting in 2013 with attitudes towards homosexuality changing in this country there isn't a single major athlete in a major professional sport playing right now who has come

out and said -- >> no. >> -- i'm gay. >> there's whispers. >> it's said 10% of athletes are gay just like the population. >> what will it take to have someone come out? >> one brave person. i have a lot of gay friends. we talked about it. if all of a sudden you're in the locker room and naked together, guys don't look at it that way they will look at straight guys. it's ridiculous. it will take one guy to change just like -- >> it's not like a gay guy has been looking at you in the locker room already. >> it's destructive to the team and locker room and that's not true. every athlete says it's ridiculous. >> if one recognizable high-profile major sports athlete comes out and says i'm gay do you think the floodgates

open? >> they say they don't want it to be a distraction to the team. not right away. also this country right now is so progressive on gay issues that the door is wide-open. >> it's a whole different ball game. in the sports environment people use whatever they perceive as your vulnerabilities against you in a competition. people say things in the huddle, they make racist comments that we would be upset about. they will make homosexual -- >> i know a couple of document engineer film makers trying to do a documentary about this thing. one by one but they won't come out. >> "usa today" tweeted this, 80% said they called in sick to watch or attend a spoing event. that number sound right to you >> absolutely. >> have you ever called in sick or miss ad part of work because you have an urgent sporting event? >> i used to cut school to watch

basketball. >> i had to go to work. >> you had a job to do. >> if people are doing their job great who cares if they do something like that. >> if an employer embraced it. it builds teamwork. >> on a day like this absolutely cut work. >> get more out of your employees if you allow them -- >> absolutely. hire the outlaws you'll be ahead. >> i've done it i have to admit. folks good to see you. thanks very much. hoda? >> we're kicking off something new this morning. we're calling it "try it out today." our guide tech expert katie, hello girl. let's discuss what we have on, what you're wearing right now. i see lights flashing. >> technology and fashion are

becoming further intertwined. how cool is this l.e.d. dress. i'm controlling it off a remote control. this is from cute circuit. this company is amazing. they have been creating wearable technology since 2004. they have a number of different products to choose from. you don't even see the battery packs. they are inside the fabric. you charged them to the computer and last one to two days on a dress. >> you go out in the rain and you're still good. >> pretty good shape. celebs are on board. a-list stars. coolest thing i've seen them krae is an app enabled dress and who better to show that off than come out here natalie. >> i'm a christmas tree. i >> oil change the patterns. there's 30 different features.

>> wait. >> from a smartphone. how awesome is that technology. >> what ethic was that? >> this is a dress that deserves watching. >> give to it hr. >> this is the one katie perry wore it. >> yeah. >> is it comfortable? >> it is comfortable. there's some like hard packs going on but, you know, the dress covers it well. >> al has something going on. >> talk about coming to a retail store near you. it's a virtual dressing room. the awesome part about this is it will calibrate to al's body. put your left hand up. choose your closet.

go down to al. >> wow, look at that. >> it's powered off of microsoft's connect technology. it will scan 48 points on al's body. imagine being able to try out new collections. you can make it a red carpet scene or anything from an outdoor scene. >> there are times you go to a store you want to buy something you don't feel like changing your clothes. >> correct. >> you might say will this come to a department store? absolutely. hoda hop in there. >> this is in bloomingdale's for new york fashion week. in to 26 stores. other hand. right hand. >> so it's going to take a few seconds to calibrate your body. hold out your seconds for a few

seconds. >> are we keeping you up, hoda? >> matt, you got to get up there. >> finish it up. >> we made a drink for you in one of your outfits. >> come on, matt. >> we go break here. >> what about willie? >> willie come on out here. this is an l.e.d. tie. it's only 30 bucks. pretty amazing technology. your dad doesn't have the light up good morning to you. it is 8:26 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. contra costa county will take the final step to regulate ecigarettes today. the board will vote to approve new regulations banning e

smokers from most public places. experts say e cigarette vapors are a health risk. the board has given initial approval to the regulations. people along the peninsula coast want to give their fire district board the boot. the special recall election will be held for the fire protection district. people are upset because three board members voted to end the contract with cal fire in favor of creating a stand alone fire department. check the morning commute with mike, how is it looking out there? >> a couple of tough spots. traffic tuesday, finally seeing the south bay, a typical pattern. northbound '10 north of 680. this is one of the lighter spots in the commute at the top of the screen. 280, 880, 880 coming past 101 and 85 tough drive. earlier crash that happened a half hour ago happened quickly and cleared quickly but caused quite a back-up. slow through fremont, 680 slow through sunol after the accident caused the back-up.

back to you. >> thank you very much. another local news update coming up in half an hour. see you then.

♪ welcome to a tuesday morning the 9th day of april, 2013. as we said before, sounds like a broken record but we love it. it's going to be a beautiful day here in the northeast. >> steal that one from savannah's closet? >> i'm matt lauer along with hoda kotb as savannah takes some vacation time. >> also coming up, because of this great weather to do the honors we brought out the barbecue as well and sunny anderson is here. getting the grilling going for us. >> at ten bucks she's buying thrift shop. >> a brutally honest book on

parenting called "motherhood comes naturally and other vicious lies." natalie and i will go across the street and talk to some people and the author. >> we'll introduce you to a racehorse who found a second calling as an artist. >> wilbur, wait until you see what i painted. >> we're flashing back to the 1980s. our favorite decade maybe some of our favorite decade. >> it's okay. >> it wasn't a bad decade for me. >> anyway, before we get to that how about a check of the weather >> let's show you what we have starting off today we're looking at a risk of strong storms from texas up to iowa. wet weather up in the great lakes. heavy snow back through the plains and central rockies. high surf and windy conditions in southern california. for tomorrow we got a toasty day throughout the southeast, gulf coast on into the mid-atlantic states.

risk of strong storms stretching from eastern texas all the way to western p. a. more rain in the pacific northwest. gorgeous day in southern california on to west 8:32 on tuesday morning. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. of course san francisco giants flag getting a pretty good flap going by some strong wind. as we head throughout the day today, winds aren't as strong as yesterday but strong enough to be advised to know it's possible, not as strong as yesterday, winds dropping off during the day. look at the numbers, beautiful readings, 77 livermore, 70 in san francisco. as we head through tomorrow, a little on the warm side, 83 inland. that's your latest weather. let's head down sanibel florida. >> we had a lot of fun this weekend from the sanibel harbor marriott resort where they treat you like family.

the food fantastic, the view is unreal. please come see us here. they have been so nice to us. take a look at our beautiful lady, this is herta rothschild. she loves baking. can't beat it. ferdinand gardner from alone lake, ohio. is 100 years old today. aloha, annegressak from beautiful downtown kailua. wonderful place to visit. 103 years old today. she's been growing orchids for years and they are beautiful. a lot of work. you don't do that overnight. bill and bessie, what a team, bill and bessie hudnall they've

been married for 75 years. and here's a lovely susan marcus from waynesboro in the great state of mississippi. she's 103 years old and loves her bible, reads it every day, never misses. that's what keeps her young she says. a little iraq lad, samuel cahoon from warren in the great state of new jersey. he's 100 years old. a little martini every night. he says it keeps him happy. back to new york city. thank you very much. a little golf tournament going on this weekend called the masters down in augusta. these smart people live in augusta and did what? >> got out. >> you let the crowds go in and you're staying here until it comes down. >> we are. >> do you have a favorite? >> i don't know. >> i think tiger will do it. >> bold prediction.

nice to have you here in new york. when we come back a very humorous look at motherhood but first this is "today" on nbc.

back now with today's moms. parenthood is great but can be frustrating and stressful and full of mommy myths that are not true. you're about to ameliorate a very funny lady. the author of this fun book called "motherhood comes naturally and other vicious lies." good morning. by the way, i don't have kids i have a niece. reading this book i was laughing out loud. you have so many great anecdo anecdotes. >> i started scarymom.com five years ago. it evolved into this parenting

website. it's taken on a life of its own. >> so many myths out there in your book that's very funny. one involves the tooth fairy i don't know why this caught me. but explain that. >> the tooth fairy is in the chapter "the lie is its takes a village." we all pitch in. but from my perspective the other parents just make my job more difficult. we have kids whose parents play the tooth fairy and give them a $10 bill, $20 bill. sets the bar way too high for the rest of us pap quarter. a silver dollar. it's crazy. >> i love about the little kid who goes the carnival and comes back with a goldfish and goes mom i got a goldfish. >> it's a pet. >> not a store own.

that's awful. it's like another mom who es up giving your child that. >> there should be a code of ethics among mothers that you just don't do that. >> you have three kids. three kids under the age of 9. >> 5, 7 and 9. where do you get your parenting advice? >> my own message boards for the most part. if i have a question, i have a community of thousands of women who are online who answer questions and have been in places write haven't. i call my mom. i just botch everything up. it sounds like you use humor and that's very critical. >> i do. that's the number one necessity as a mother. >> you know speaking of questions, we have questions right here in our little experience nbc store. >> i have kim who has an issue that a lot of parents can relate to. tell me about your kids. >> basically i got an 11-year-old boy an a 14-year-old girl. and they are always on facebook

or don't want family time any more they are too busy with their electronics. how do you get them to join in? >> take it away. it's a lot easier said than done because i came off a two week long spring break and my kids bond their ipads. sometimes take it away, hide it. put it off limits and go back, to you know, sort of the old-fashioned days before that. >> here's one facebook question from someone in new jersey. she wrote, is it okay to take your kids on a family vacation and put them in the kids club from the time they open until the time they close? >> yes. if you want to relax on that family vacation, and that's an option, then do it. i think, you know, if you want to go away without the kids, go away without the kids. if you want to bring them and have family time do it. >> natalie has another one. >> your problem is seeing scary

attractions at the movies and how that affects your kids? >> yes at home on television he sees coming attractions to scary movies and now he won't sleep in his bed. >> what do we do there, genius? >> i never claim to be a parenting expert. i suppose maybe limit the tv shows he watches. don't have channels and networks that have attractions like that, dvr shows. have him watch a particular show. my kids don't get scared by the trailers but then my daughter wanted pajama jeans because she saw them advertised. >> here we go. here's one question from rekbaek. how should i handle the public tantrums from my 3-year-old. should i stand firm and put up with a howling child and get disapproving stares or bribe him with food or my iphone. >> stan firm and let them have

their tantrum. pass over the m&ms and iphone. whatever in that moment helps you survive and cope. >> one more. >> we have nicki. you have a son going off to college. >> he's going to another state. how do i make him independent. how do i get him ready? >> my sons are 5 and 7. i do way too much for them. so i suppose stop ironing, stop washing clothes and hopefully eventually he won't want to smell. >> all right. jill thank you very much. jill's book is v-very funny one of those laugh out loud books. we're going back across the street and we're going to barbecue. so join us out on the plaza right after this.

we're back now. 8:45. we have a story of a horse that has a very unusual talent. we caught up with him in rocky ridge, maryland. >> this shores a rare breed, indeed, matt. he certainly is unusual. his name is metro meteor. a retired racehorse who won the triple crown off track. he got a loving home and a special career that's painting a very bright picture for horses in need. >> and they are off. >> as a 2-year-old metro meteor was definitely on the fast track. >> he's just inhaled the field. >> winning eight races from sar saratoga to belmont. in 2009 this 6-year-old thoroughbred saw his last finish line due to crippling knee injuries. for most retired racehorses the

future can be bleak. much worse for the injured. but for metro, he hit the trifecta by getting a second chance for a new life after this artist and his wife adopted him. >> these horses when they are done racing they still have 20 years of life to go. so think about what you're doing to the horse and what kind of a career he'll have when he's done racing. >> reporter: and a new career he's got. donning a saddle for an easel. >> he's our most popular artist. i just shipped one of the smaller paintings to japan, canada, we probably shipped to at least 20 or 30 different states. >> his work is in high demand. >> i know. i wish i had his career. >> how now because you're an artist this horse could have

this sort of talent? >> you can see he's always moving around. he would sit and out bobbing his head up and down the stall. i thought if i could teach him maybe we could do something with him. i never thought he would pick up painting. >> reporter: there's the sign of a contemporary flare. >> do you find there's some days where he's more inspired than others. >> oh, yeah. there are days when i come out and he has a different brush strokes. sometimes he's feeling violent and stroke and take it across the canvas. sometimes he's feeling whimsical where he makes nice circles. >> do you think it's gone his head? >> everything goes to his head. >> reporter: a big ego is bringing in big bucks. selling up to $500 for a masterpiece. this gelding has garnered

$20,000. but rondo nats it donates to r adoption programs. >> metro meteor has done more for retired racehorses than any ambassador. he's spreading the message you just don't discard them when their racing careers are over. they can aldo something. >> he's talented. he's my buddy. now ron only let's metro paint up to an hour a day a few days a week because there's a high burn out rate amongst horses who paint. it's a wonderful message. gives these horses another life because they have so many more years to live. >> you want a couple more metros? >> we'll take you through. aren't they beautiful? violent. creative. whimsical and romantic. >> i don't know what to say, jill. thank you very much. up next sunny anderson will take us out. we'll get used to this warm

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you how to clean it. don't use this thing. >> why not? >> we put make up on with a brush. and bristles are left on your face. same thing can happen on your grill. people put food on the grill. so cheap, clean, easy, get a ball of aluminum foil. wad it up. metal to metal. >> you're leaving love on the grill. >> you could soak that so it didn't accumulate. >> you would have soaked it. >> you goat the coals in there and you're heating up the kooco.

>> why do you love bring? -- brining. >> it seasons the inside. no one likes just the skin to taste good. >> salt and water, i thereof add sugar and citrus to impart flavor. i got the bird completely butterflied here. >> you dry it off. this is my barbecue blend. this is very simple to put together. >> you'll use it as a rub. >> under the skin then use to it baste it as well as it cooks on the grill. onion powder, cayenne powder, paprika, thyme, salt, cumin, lemon zest. >> i made the butter yesterday because matt churns me on. >> now i get the set up. you make your own butter? >> no, i didn't. are your kid meg. this is a stick of butter.

>> you rub it on. >> it rubs in. a little bit of brown sugar. what you do sue save half and the other half you don't want to get your hands all dirty to bring thunder here and you kind of get under the skin. if you put your finger under here make a little pocket. start making a pocket. between the skin and the actual meat and that's where you want to put -- >> but you get your hands dirty picking up the chicken. >> so you stuff all that in there. >> stuff it in there. rob it around. get down into the leg area. >> that's nice. >> she's starting to like this too much. >> put it back on the grill. >> how long will it cook? >> about 45 to an hour. put it on indirect heat. >> now you're going to make cream spinach with sausage. >> this is cream spinach with

sausage. lightning bridging the gap tweep spring and summer time. we have spinach. into the pan here, italian sausage. render it down, break it up. i'll add in a little bit of garlic, chili pepper flakes and red onion. the difference is this is meaty. this is kind of like a meal in one. >> that wilts quickly. >> very fast. then add a little bit of heavy cream and some sour cream and parmesan cheese. you can always do light sour cream but come on. >> look at this. >> that's my grandma's red velvet case. this is on my list of things to eat if i were to ever have my favorite last meal is my grandma's red velvet. hey grandma, north carolina. >> please tune into "chop

all-stars." it's on sunday nights on food network. i just won for my charity out of d.c. it's a group of women that helps each other. it takes a village. >> you're going back? >> yes. we'll talk about what happened last night >> we'll be back after your local news.

good morning to you. 8:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. the blue angels will not be flying over bay area skies this fall. you can thank sequestration cuts for that. the navy just made the announcement this morning that the tactical flying group canceling the rest of its 2013 season, and that includes san francisco's very popular fleet week that's held in early october. the skies looking like today, lets check with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you, laura, good morning to you at home. we're looking pretty good, hit the upper 70s, 77 livermore, fremont, 75 san francisco, the warmest day of the year so far 85 degrees inland. hope you have a fantastic tuesday.

♪ welcome to "today" on this gorgeous tuesday morning. april 9th, 2013. i'm willie geist along with al roker and natalie mainez.

>> thank you. 38. woop-woop. >> 38? >> yeah. >> now you're talking. >> this is the best birthday ever. everyone says 40 is really scary. bring it. >> you turned 4-0? >> i like to say 40. da-da-da! >> terrific. a great mom. a great coworker. >> thank you, al. 38 is a great age. >> i'm feeling good. >> 41 is downhill. >> i'll tell any woman after 25, stop eating crazy. you will not listen to me. >> the red velvet cake -- >> oh, why are there candles on

grandma's red velvet cake? it's my birthday. >> we have a walkman and a boom box and the term cabbage patch kid will be advanced. >> as long as you don't do the cabbage patch. everyone is talking about louisville winning the championship. 82-76. a thrilling game until the last couple of minutes. the first half dominated by this kid from michigan. a freshman who came in the game because the star trey burke got in foul trouble. 17 points in the first half. a kid who was not -- >> aka jeremy lin. >> it was one half of linsanity.

this guy had two scholarship offers. one at appalachian state and one at michigan. it paid off. louisville came back in the second half and shut him down. realized he was somebody they needed to watch. >> maybe we should defend him a little more. >> and the tat. rick, do it on your back. >> right there. a little low. >> i guess it would have to be the mascot? >> not the ice cream in the face, please. >> i think he said he is getting cardinals, the logo, 2013 national champs. >> that's a big one. >> great part of the story is kevin ware, who had the horrible leg injury as the country watched. >> and that's the fireworks. >> kevin ware was in the building. he got to cut down the net. cool moment for him. we hope he will be back playing next year. our take two. we are having an '80s party. >> evoke the '80s.

>> here's why. national geographic channel asking americans about their affection for the 1980s. this is going to premier on sunday. a mini series that national geographic is doing about the '80s. three in four americans today thought our country was better off in the '80s than now. if a presidential election were held today, 58% would vote for ronald reagan over president barack obama. >> what is interesting, a lot of people thought -- ronald reagan would be seen as liberal today as opposed to being a conservative. he did a lot of great things, but things have shifted. >> a lot of cultural nostalgia. and natalie would like this. 58% of americans would like leg

warmers to come back. >> i call them meat on the bones. >> i like the idea. >> do they really keep your legs warm? >> it is more of a look. like you go to yoga and you have the leg warmers on. >> i never did it. >> how about the hammer pajamas? >> the hammer pants. >> those should be long gone and buried. >> i never got the hammer pants. 7% of americans wanted to see a return of parachute pants. >> in case you fall out of a plane. >> is that a parachute? >> i guess so. those are harem pants. >> the best toy of the 1980s. a dead heat with the cabbage patch kid and rubik's cube. >> i love my cabbage patch kid.

i had a birth certificate and birthday cards every year. >> i was too late for the cabbage patch kid. i remember the craze. it was crazy. the lines that stretched. you didn't have e-bay. >> i had a cabbage patch kid. freny wendolin. these are naems people tweeted. >> i just don't say. >> you get the one with the brown hair? >> yeah. m manly stuff. >> yeah. >> i was a tough guy. >> and i always brought dale to football practice. >> 21% named "back to the future" as the most defining movie of the decade. i would throw in "ghostbusters."

>> "breakfast club." that was fine. that was a good soundtrack. bobby brown. >> "breakfast club" was 18% behind "back to the future." >> what about candy? >> reese's pieces. >> e.t. >> nerds were big. >> my kids eat nerds. >> and then atari. >> i still play atari. >> pacman. >> zork. aseroids. >> the trapper keeper. swatch. >> trapper keeper. i love that. >> willie, hold this up over

your head. over your head. >> "say anything." there it is. we don't have the song. no, no, no. anyway, that would have been good. >> it would have been great. it would have been amazing. >> it would have been gold. >> you have skills? >> "the a-team." best sitcom? >> "threes company." >> that's the '70s. >> "cheers." >> "family ties." >> that is when they had problems and wrapped it up in 30 minutes. >> you have to go "a-team." >> you have an excuse to play "the a-team" music. and let's snap out of it. a tumblr page. a mom created the page where she describes why her son is crying. a bunch of photographs.

his various states of distress. in photographs. reasons my son is crying. one is my brothers boots don't fit. >> he is so cute with the rosy cheeks. >> i wouldn't let him drink bath water. that's why he cried. the slide is not slippery enough. >> you should wear pants. >> you really ought to wear pants. >> the milk isn't juice. >> and my favorite. i wouldn't let him eat buzz lightyear's head. >> now, these are a hit because a lot of parents can relate. some people may say -- >> who is saying that? who are these people? >> maybe making fun of your child. >> lighten up. if you can't make fun of your kid, who can? >> exactly. he's my kid and i'll mock him. >> those are photos that live on forever on the internet. >> that's the scary part.

>> he's going out. >> in high school, some kid will say i saw that photo of you and you could not eat buzz lightyear's head. >> when he gets into high school, it will be a problem. >> it builds character. >> i said it was a mommy. it was a dad who did the blog. as someone with a 3-year-old, you have to laugh or we will cry. >> my kids break out in tears all the time for no apparent reason. i think we all can relate. >> you need to humiliate them online. let's get to our news. in north korea, warning foreigners and tourists to evacuate south korea and pyongyang threatens war again this morning. a u.s. embassy official in seoul says there is no eminent threat to americans in south korea. officials in the south do expect the north to carry out some show of force with a missile launch. military sources tell nbc news the missile is expected to land

in the sea between japan and guam. buckingham palace confirming that the queen and her husband will attend the funeral for margaret thatcher. she will receive a full funeral with military honors, it will not be the state funeral. meantime, it was announced today that the first volume of thatcher's authorized biography will be published immediately after her funeral in keeping with her wishes. the navy for the first time ever will deploy a weaponized -- al. >> laser. >> -- capable of shooting down drones and running on electricity. al, go ahead.

>> laser. >> costs about $1 per shot compared to thousands per missile. >> different with a laser with a shark. okay. the only drug that is designed just for treating morning sickness is coming back to the u.s. market. bendectine was pulled off the market after a safety scare. now the fda has approved it under a new name. former child star annette funicello is remembered today as the girl next door. funicello died monday from complications from multiple sclerosis. she rose to fame on "the mickey mouse club" tv show. she starred in the beach party movies and frankie avalon said we lost one of america's

sweethearts. michael j. fox has been a top search online this morning after he returned to nbc. he had a great hit in the '80s. in his venture, he will play a newscaster whose life is impacted with parkinson's disease. fox told access hollywood, you can sit back and say i can't do that, but it is more about what can i do right now. adding i love to do this. we love to have michael j. fox back on nbc. >> he has done a lot for parkinson's. he has allowed a lot of people come out and be comfortable. a check of the weather. >> we have a storm system in the rockies. a lot of snow firing up through colorado and on up into the dakotas. winter storm watch with blizzard warnings and watches all the way from the southwest into parts of

the upper midwest. snowfall amounts anywhere from 9 to 18 inches of snow in the dakotas and rockies. strong storms in the midwest later today. stretching from texas all the way into iowa 9:13. now, we still have some pretty strong winds. they are half as strong as yesterday. breezy conditions, gusty from time to time, at least for the first time of the day. 77 livermore, fremont 75 degrees. 70 straight up in san francisco. getting into tomorrow, the warmest day of the year so far, peaking at about 84 degrees, inland 77 in places like oakland and 73 degrees at the coast. hope you have a great day. that's your latest weather. >> al thanks a lot. coming up next -- >> i'm going to hang out. >> party. >> yeah. >> birthday party.

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even just that wonderful for stress reduction. >> another one crying. not easy to do in the workplace but a good way to let it out. >> find a quiet please, close the door and let it out. >> how about aroma therapy. >> i know you're a fan. >> al you make your own bath salts. >> do i. >> state, local authorities know about that? >> no. it's a mix of himalayan sea salt, lavender and eucalyptus. >> if you can purchase al roker bath salts keep them at your desk. >> what about citrus? >> citrus, oranges in particular great amount of vitamin c help to lower cortisol, the stress hormone. it prevents your blood sugar

from spike. >> here at your desk a stress ball? >> take one of these. is this a power move. people sitting behind their desk doing this. when we experience stress we tense up. this is an excellent way of relieving that tension. >> these one minute solutions. just have a minute. >> strawberries. i remember the strawberries. >> sometimes you have five minutes. we think of apps being a stress reducer. i use gps for the soul. you can purity finger over the camera on your iphone and it will track your heart rate and it reminds you once a day to do this. because it tracks your heart rate it knows you're a little stressed today and if you are it will give you the option of walking through one of these guides of also doing a breathing pacer. it's awesome. >> was that app called? >> gps for the soul and available on the itunes app.

>> that's cool. how about listening to nature sounds. >> yes. again this is the type of thing you might have at home, might put by your bedside table. >> they have apps for that. >> yeah. do it on your phone that's a modern way to do it. a lot of people love this. i love them all. great way to block out the outside world. >> so now we're going to bounce a little bit. is that true? >> my favorite one. al i'll put you here. willie you're on the ball. we spend most of our time at work in these chairs. so, with these part of it you're not going the believe me is just swirling around like this. this can help you reduce your stress in part because you feel really silly and it makes you laugh and that's great. now this most of us sit in a chair that's much more like this at work and that means we slump and we carry our stress that way.

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hey, welcome back. happy tuesday. the giants flag getting quite a bit of pickup. winds strong at the higher elevations but half as strong as yesterday. they will continue to relax as we head throughout the day. highs are comfortable, 75 degrees in gilroy, that goes for san jose and fremont today as well. 70 in san francisco. 77 in livermore. seven-day outlook in a few minutes. first a look at your drive with mike. >> tuesday, san jose, lets get right to the maps and show you red on northbound routes 280 showing relief over the last 20 minutes. 101 just around the airport, a new crash blocking lanes, causing more slowing. south 880 and 60 slow through fremont towards that fremont mission boulevard a slow drive for that tri-valley, highway 84 finally showing a little bit of letup and 60 off the double interchange although the earlier crash looks like it's at the shoulder, still slow out of the

altamont pass look. at that. >> thank you very much, mike. thank you for joining us. another local news would you like to break into the 21st century right now and send your first tweet? >> just spent amazing time with

colbert. >> sound good? >> is he sane? [ laughter ] >> is he sane? >> he is cool. >> welcome to the future. that is steven colbert last night setting up a twitter account for former president bill clinton at prebillyjeff. >> colbert said president clinton was taken william jefferson clint was taken. >> we'll see how much william jefferson clinton uses that. i'm willie geist with natalie morales and al roker. >> we'll tackle everything from sexless marriages to mommy mayhem. could get interesting. >> we'll beef up on red meat with the five facts you didn't know or may not know.

you may know them but i didn't. >> i didn't either. we'll have those coming up later. first a check of the weather. >> we got a big storm in the mid-section of the country. look for showers in the pacific northwest. windy conditions. high surf advisories southern california, gorgeous mid-atlantic states into the gulf coast. tomorrow warm in the mid-atlantic into the gulf but look for a risk of strong storms mississippi river valley to ohio river valley. rain in the pacific northwest. snow in the northern plains. sunny and warm conditions from texas right on 9:32 on a tuesday morning. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. this of course the golden gate bridge. a lot of foot traffic here. it's going to be a beautiful day, about to hit 60 in the city, close to 70 to finish the day in san francisco. 75 in san jose and fremont and 76 on the peninsula. in beautiful redwood city.

tomorrow temperatures jump into the mid-80s. the warmest day of the year so far for your wednesday. have a great tuesday. and that's your latest weather. natalie? >> al, thank you. this morning on today's woman a grouch ladies ready to dish on everything from marriage to mommy mayhem. we have dr. taylor, carol sullivan, heather kahn and linda lopez. ladies, great to have you all with us. let's get our discussion started. let's talk first, i know i have been invited to these parties and you have been guilted into these jewelry candle kitchen ware parties. these home parties apparently are bringing in some major dough, $25 billion in sales. so, is this a good thing or is this a guilt trip, are many of

us kind of have to go along and end up buying? >> i blocked this out. my mom sold tupperware when i was very little. because of child care issues i went along with her to different parties and i think i probably had more than most people experience in their lifetime of those kinds of parties. >> my mom still has tupperware from those tupperware parties. >> those parties feel like you're scamming your friends, pressuring your friends into -- that's the whole point. the host gets a lot of stuff. i paid a friend i told her i would give you 20 bucks so i don't have to go. >> disagree. at any time if i can get together with my friends so what if you have to spend a few bucks it's all about the company. and the wine helps too. >> if it's a very good friend and if she's peddling some wares that i'm not interested in and it's a $40 glass of wine i'll go

support a friend. if it's an acquaintance i don't know well i'll have to pick and choose. it's usually on a week night. you' you're taking yourself away from the family. >> for moms work from home this is a good way for them to make money on the side. >> it speaks to the entrepreneur. like the ultimate sign of you support your friend. sometimes supporting your friend is more than being the girl on the other end of the phone. >> some can just drain you. one i went to a neighbor party i did it solely because my kids had terrorized the neighborhood. $100 might make a friendship. >> did it work? >> did it, actually. >> there you go. >> truth be told when i get those inactivities i dread them. >> you have to pick and choose carefully and maybe also go knowing you'll spend a little bit of money.

next topic, sexless marriage. sexless marriage apparently is defined as couples who only have sex ten times a year or less. some women apparently say it's okay to live in a sexless marriage. dr. janet do you think they are telling the truth, i'm fine? >> i think they are not telling the truth. because if you're in a marriage in a relationship physical intimacy is important. it doesn't necessarily have to be sexual intercourse but you need someone to rub me on the back and say how are you doing to have that ability to care four. women say they rather sleep than have sex. >> but it doesn't mean there's no love? >> intimacy is a different thing than sex. sometimes sex can be a barometer and if it isn't happening maybe it isn't because you don't love your spouse or who you live but because of other stresses in your life and i think people do tell the truth. they say i can go without.

>> i say it's a team building activity. as a mother of five and as a mother of one young child no matter what i don't like when people complain to me it's tough. i only have two i can't complain i'm tired. we're all tired. >> you're a single mom it takes on a different meaning. >> agree. you talk about sometimes what we can live with as opposed to what we want and what we need. i think a lot of women can live like that. for me it was making a choice about am i happy? whom am i with. are they making me hope. that's looking deep down and knowing what makes you happy. your happiness is your kids happiness and your sadness is your kids sadness. >> and whether or not women are happy what are some things they should do to improve? >> focus on the relationship and understand it's not the quantity of sex but the quality of the

relationship. at all times try to minimize conflict, find something nice to say to your partner and ask for what you need. don't be afraid to ask for what you need. >> sometimes it takes a first step and not both being stubborn. maybe you had an argument or stressful day. we can be childish as couples and you need to extend the olive branch. what i always say is, as tired as you are, if you can reach out and you have a loving night and i think it's called making love you're creating' reminding each other about the love you have. it's not called that for no reason. it does seem to follow good feelings follow and a good cycle and a good pattern follows. we get into a rut but we sometimes have to help each other get out of it. >> hang on because we'll continue our discussion. stick around much more from our ladies coming up after these messages.

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let's talk about mean girls existing after high school. new research explains mean girls doesn't dissolve when you graduate from high school it goes on into college. it continues even now as we're adults. have you all experience this and janet you both have four daughters each. so i imagine your girls have experience this somewhat. >> one of my daughters who entered the workplace and told me one. bosses who targeted her on the weekend. she never did a good job. that protective side of me imagine when she was 6 jumped out. i wanted to confront the person, i couldn't. you have to support your child or daughter and teach them when they are adults they can choose what to listen to and figure out a way to make it work. that feeling of despair never goes away. >> do i have four daughters and even the little one she said something to me that was so telling the other day. she said fancy girls are mean.

sometimes the fancy girls are mean. i said you know you can't judge from the outside. but she felt sometimes a little bit, she's a little quieter, felt left out on the playground by the bigger personals and at that age they can't welcome people in. >> sometimes it continues. >> it's that theme when you recognize somebody feeling left out why pour acid on that. if we can learn as women to lift each other up and as corny as it sounds share a sisterhood we can change the world because it starts with us in our homes. >> the reality is it still hurts. as adults and women my group of friends who isn't nice or always complains we drop them. >> you need to find your support. >> sometimes women want to be social and that's our nature and we just want to get into a circle. maybe evaluate the circle.

some can be dangerous. the thing about mean girls they implode. one woman i know targeted another and almost ate her alive and sure enough she implode, took about two years but her life and her rottenness went right down the drain. >> competitive workplace situations. do you see more of that mean girl come out? we have all experienced somewhere on our way up? >> we've all done news and all surprised about how going into your first news experience if you just got your first anchor job or the first big break you were surprised that there were all these women around who were not nice to you or -- >> then you get the one or two. >> you know what else? i'm sorry. i didn't mean to cut you off but this is so important. if you look at why people are mean i think it comes from insecurities within themselves,

maybe jealousy. instead of hating them back we feel empathy. kill them with kindness. >> women can be assertive and sometimes we have to be careful. people will label someone mean when in fact they may be assertive they may know what they want. that label follows them. you have to look at each situation individually and see what can you learn from it. >> women are judgy and catty. >> ladies let's keep this discussion going for next time. great to have you all here. thank you. >> coming up next the five facts you may not know about red meat. that's coming up right after these messages. everare choosing advil®.ople my name is taho and i'm a fish guy. it's a labor of love. it's a lot of labor and it's a lot of love. i don't need to go to the gym. my job is my workout. you're shoveling ice all day long. it's rough on the back. it's rough on the shoulders.

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carotene and a link to heart d.c. >> it's in protein foods and made by the body. it's safe. what happens in the connection between red meat haernt disease when up eat it it gets converted to a compound that interferes with cleft rholesterol metaboli. the american meat institute doesn't really agree with this assessment thinks it's a much more complicated issue. we'll see. >> we know about protein but there are other things we get out of red meat. >> a lot of months i was the that are very important. three big ones are iron, vitamin b12 and zinc. a lot of people don't get enough iron and if you don't eat red meat it's important to get iron and same with supplement b12.

so a lot of good things. >> the other fact, the other white meat pork. at least that's what a lot of people thought that was an ad campaign back in 1987. pork is not white meat? >> pork is a red meat. when you cook it, it becomes white. that's confusion. it's a thing that makes a meat red. yes pork just like red meat you need to look for lean cuts. >> like that pork loin we have. >> a pork loin. loin, tenderloin. >> you mentioned eating lean meat. there's a bunch of cuts of lean meats. >> more than 25 cuts of lean meat. fatty steak is only a few things. be a smart chopper. one thing with this is because it's not as tender you have a big fatty cut you need to marinate it and tenderize it or cook it at low temperatures.

that's something people are not willing to do. throw it in the crock pot or do something like that. >> we hear about the difference between grain fed versus grass fed. >> grass fed is leaner. think about a cow in old day. grass is normal thing cows would eat. less fat and better healthier fat profile. many cows are fed grain, corn and other things is fattier and profile is more sat riurated. >> five good facts about red meat. we'll go commercial so we can start eating ourselves. >> they do look good. >> we're back in a moment. this is "today" on

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memorial day. >> up next kathleen and hoda have some tips on how to get a better night sleep after you local news and weather.

good morning to you. it is 9:56. i'm marla tellez. the man accused of driving his car through the front of a walmart store in san jose on easter is expected to be back in court today for a very similar separate incident at a car wash. prosecutors say this video shows haamid zaid crashing through the front win dpoe of a convenience store attached to the car wash in december. he was arrested and released on bail. he's accused of driving an oldsmobile cutlass into walmart on easter sunday then jumping out of the car and attacking five people with a metal pole. also in court, former head

of san mateo probation department stewart forest is accused of possessing child pornography. he resigned amid the investigation. christina loren checking the very nice forecast for us. >> hey, thanks, marla. yeah, it's still a little breezy. as a result of all those winds around the bay area, we do have a high pollen count for today. tomorrow keep that in mind. if you suffer from allergies, keep medicine handy. red and pink for the strongest wind. 4:00 p.m. winds at their strongest especially at the coast and higher elevations, east bay hills, winds will drop right back off through the overnight hours. 77 on the way to livermore, 77 in concord and 71 in san francisco. beautiful day for lunch in the city. lets check that drive with mike. >> all right. we'll look first 880 northbound through oakland. it slows. this the morning commute. it's been a slower drive. no major accidents over the last half hour. slower smoother drive here, 580 fine through oakland. southbound we have slowing basically from the hayward area, slows down to dunbar bridge and really slowing down through

fremont in torts milpitas and south bay. sunol starting to show recovery, 880 coming out, finally an easier drive. tough day. back to you, marla. >> we'll see you again at 10:26.

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it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. april 9th. it's going to hit 80 degrees here in new york today and we are happy about it. >> we are all sprung out. this day will be gorgeous. >> and it's weird -- >> this day is going on and on and on for you. how do you like working for a living? >> i didn't realize how much work on went on early. i didn't even know there was a show on before ours, but apparently there is. >> makes you appreciate, right? plus you're doing a great job. i tried to text you today and my little flintstone -- >> what happened? >> the phone is not working. they make me call when you try -- it will say stay on for espanol. >> turn your head sideways again. look at this hair. look at the swirl and it has your own -- see it? >> but there is also that.

i won't do that anymore. >> you look great. >> apparently there is something wrong with my account. >> do you want me to give the phone number out to the viewers? >> sure, i'll start giving my own phone number out, too. boy, did that cost me. how is motherhood going? >> it's great. blake is adorable. i told you he was pancaking likely aing down on the sidewalk. and honestly, i was pulling him and then they said do a quick pull as opposed to a drag. i'm dragging him, that's not working. but they say he might be hot, that's why he's sprawling out. i think he's the same size. we'll have a play date with bambino. >> yes, this weekend if you'd like. >> we'll do it soon. >> what's going to happen to blake when mommy goes bye-bye? >> he'll go with the dog walker. the dog walker will board the dog. which is a great thing about new

york. because people work. this is quite the business. >> i think it would make an amazing reality series. she's from, what the queens or bronx -- >> she lives in jersey now. >> she has that great attitude. today is the perfect day for the ben and jerry free cone day. shops around the world. you and i cannot do it, so young ones over there just eating her -- >> i can't afford this either, but -- >> everybody gets a free cone? >> free cone. and today is liz legmon, i believe. sad day for a net fannefte funi. i just loved her. i would think what would my life be like if mr. disney liked me, too. i met her one time, just once. and she was gracious and really sweet. and we talk so much about people battling cancer.

and i guess there are two ways to battle it. you can either feel bitter about it or let you let it make you feel better like it has you. i never sensed an ounce of self pity and some of my favorite people in the world have been through this. but there wasn't a lot known about ms back then and she literally came out from the shadows because they wering for to go public with the story that she was battling alcohol addiction. and she said, no -- frank's first wife, same thing. and another friend whose wife, they all thought it was alcoholism and it wasn't. it was ms. so many of the symptoms are similar. >> it was weird because i didn't know there was a documentary i guess in canada that her husband at the time showed her going through ms and not being able to walk. i just saw clips of it. it is so wrenching. >> that's exactly what it was, wrenching. because we don't remember it that way. >> we remember her in her bikini

not showing her belly button. >> she made a promise to she always called him mr. disney. he loved her innocence and sweetness. and said please don't show your belly button. and she tried to remain very faithful to him. >> well, there is an interesting story, we told you yesterday that margaret thatcher passed away and there is now on twitter, all these hash tags. the hash tag was now thatcher is dead. and if you look at the hash tag, now thatcher is dead, if you look at it another way, it can say now that cher is dead. so people thought cher had passed away. and there were lots of people -- people were writing rest in peace. good new, cher is alive and well and it was just a misread. >> and joanne, who shall remain nameless, that's the love of her

life is cher. >> did you see this story? >> i saw that, as well. nothing but trouble on the worldwide web. >> yeah, somebody came up with a website that -- >> an awful lot of trouble to do this. >> it looked just like his website and basically said he's now an atheist, et cetera, and i guess people started believing it and they had to come out, it was a fake twitter account, i mean -- >> an awful lot of trouble to do this. >> what is everybody doing? >> okay. can we show this putin video? we can't? i'll just tell you what it is. it was so vulgar. so what happened was these two -- a bunch of girls ripped their shirts off and decided to protest. what you don't see here, here is putin and there is video of him and i want you to go online and

look at it, putin is -- when she walks up, he's giving two thumbs up. that's the initial reaction. like, yeah! frat house like that. that's even better than the video. >> he loves to take his shirt off, too. but he likes to to it when he's riding a horse. >> you know what's funny, when people don't have time to think, just react, that tells you exactly what -- >> that's the real putin. >> did you catch the voice last night? >> no, because one of my things in the world is to hear you tell me about it. >> there were two breakout stars. one was named sasha allen. she sang a dixie chick song that was off the chain. take a look. ♪

♪ >> they're all around. what i love that blake did, he waited until the down beat just to give emphasis. >> what does that mean? >> it's a musical term and he waited for that for emphasis. >> you're right, he waited for is moment. he's the best. >> who is the other one? >> a 31-year-old guy from utah, he sang a song called gravity. anyway, everyone swung around. take a look. ♪

♪ >> i'm trying to think of who he reminds me of. a little michael mcdonald in there. he's terrific. so he went with usher? >> he went with usher. >> watch how she's always looking like she's cheating on a test. like are you turn something she looks left and right and right and left. are you going? what's the answer, is true or false? >> she's only looking to see if it they're turning around. >> you have to live in your truth. >> oh, really? >> yes. you have to live -- >> alert the media. >> we are the media. >> oh, yeah. that's right, we're nbc news. >> we have a big show, don't we? >> her 85th book and lovely ladies are tell us how to get

rid of all of the stress in your life. >> and this is one for you. sleep. i know you're not getting enough sleep. nobody is. >> i had celestial tea last night and i woke up at 5:00. >> we'll teach you how you can sleep better after this. ok s o i' 've been having ok s an affair of sorts o i' with greek nonfat yogurt, loaded with protein 0% fat that thick creamy texture, i was in trouble. look i'm in a committed relationship with activia and i've been happy and so has my digestive system. now i'm even happier since activia greek showed up because now i get to have my first love and my greek passion together, what i call a healthy marriage. activia greek. the feel good greek. ♪ dannon igarnier invents olia. a haircolor breakthrough. our first ammonia-free permanent color, powered by oil.

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>> ladies, nice to see you both. >> this is one of those things we try to manage. we figure in a day we have kids and a job, et cetera, you try to make your way through. >> it comes with the territory. >> in a way it does come with the territory. but one. things i think that we don't do enough, is to step back and say what are the reasonable expectations that we have for ourselves and for the people who are asking things of us. because we jump right in. we think we're going to do everything at once and we're going to do it all 100%. >> it's no going to happen. >> yeah, i remember my little girl was very little and she was basically saying how come you're there or you're here and i go -- some things are urgent. and she looked at me and said, am i going to be urgent. >> how telling that is? >> you know that's the question. what's going to be urgent for you? what really matters when you get to the end of your life, what really matters. one of the reasons we have a lot of stress oftentimes is because of what we're thinking. it's really important to notice your thoughts when you're under stress. because you're thoughts if

you're telling yourself, i can't handle this, i'm stressed out, that's when you tend to become more stressed. >> one thing that kathie lee says, i'm going to deal with what i have to deal with right now. don't tell me what i have to deal with three hours or tomorrow. it gets to be too much. >> that's a wonderful connection between what valley said, your thoughts and what can you do. if i'm worried about what's going on over there. what i'm doing here is not going to get my full attention and i will not feel as if i'm doing it well and confidently. >> and it seems to me that stress gets really out of hand when we're stressing over what we really, truly have no control over. if i couldn't pray about those things -- i would be in looney bin. how important is a spiritual life to this sort of thing? >> it's huge. and that's where you get clear about why you're here, what's most important. and one of the best things we can do when talking about expectations is to lower our expectations. research shows that makes you happier, believe it or not. we have -- >> we put so much on ourselves.

>> we've got so much technology. we're expected to do more in less time. what we have to realize is that sometimes the stuff we think really matters, trying to keep up with what everybody else is doing, doesn't matter. >> keeping your tank full. you end up giving to everybody, you don't work out, you don't do anything, you don't fill up -- >> you have to take care of yourself. when you take care of yourself. you're able to give to other people and you're able to give from your heart not just from your head and you are really very present there. the spiritual life is for everyone very different and i think what we need to do is pay attention to what works for us, when do we quiet ourselves, how do we look at the larger picture. and we change and other people change. so what we were able to do when we were younger may not be what we're able to do when we're older and other people who expect things from us may not realize that. we have to know what we can did and do it well. >> one of the weirdest things in my life, was when i realized if i got up one hour earlier and took that time to be quiet and to be spiritual in my own way, and i'm not trying to force my

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it is time for sara in the city. this time our girl got to visit one of the swankiest hotels in new york. >> and we hear you got to play concierge? >> that's right. i shadowed one of the best waldorf astoria's concierge. he helped one lucky guy plan a wedding proposal. katie and dave met nearly three years ago through mutual friends. they started off as friends, but soon began dating. they love traveling, bowling and their two dogs. dave certain that he wanted to marry katie, was planning a proposal fit for a princess. and he was in a new york state of mind. but this man faced just one problem, getting his bride-to-be from the windy city to the big

apple. >> i knew i wanted to come to new york and i needed a reason for her to come out here. i thought that would be great do get her all dressed up and get her pampered. she knows everything i do to get something going. >> a firefighter, they set up a little scenario, a mock banquet honoring him and fellow firefighters. >> she thinks we're here for a fire department banquet. instead of full of people it will be her and i, her favorite flowers set up on the table. and champagne and i'm going to get down on one knee and propose and hopefully she says yes, and i can't wait to spend the rest of my life with her. >> if she doesn't, i'm here. >> we'll know in about an hour. >> an hour? >> 50 minutes. >> meanwhile, katie was happily getting pampered for what she thought was a night for her man to be in the spotlight. >> getting ready to go in the spa where katie is getting ready for the banquet she thinks she's going to tonight. i'm going to have to pull out

the inner actress. >> posted on facebook how proud i am and i got 40 comments right off the bat. >> she's been sending me pictures and texts and she told me that they just interviewed me for like 15 minutes, cameras rolling. >> katie sure was fooled. but dave wasn't the only mastermind. he enlisted the help of seasoned concierge michael romay. >> some of the most immediate questions i ask, what is katie's favorite color, food, flower, music. that's the foundation of what we can then build on to create something truly special. >> to build an ambience. >> yes. >> i want to be part of this and help you put the finishing touches on, can i come with you now? >> absolutely. let's go. >> with less than an hour, it was go time. >> it's almost 1:45. >> okay. >> so we have about 15 minutes. >> we just put the finishing touches on. we've got about ten minutes. so i'm going to wait in the corner and -- that's when the

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it is 10:26. i'm marla tellez. the blue angels will not be flying over bay area skies. you can thank sequestration. the bay area group is canceling the rest of its 2013 season. this includes san francisco's popular fleet week health in early october. the pentagon has to catch $4 billion from the budget because of sequestration that took effect in march. when the blue angels are a sentimental favorite, they are not considered a necessity. after the break, we'll check the forecast and also have a look at the traffic coming up.

welcome back. the time now 10:28. the sky completely clear of clouds. that's thanks to all the wind and strong high pressure that's going to jump our temperatures by about 10 degrees from yesterday's highs. tomorrow we're talking another 10 degree warm-up. that means near record for wednesday. 77 for livermore, 70 in san francisco. today at 11:00 we'll let you know if your city just might be breaking a record but first check your drive with mike inouye. >> i spot a taxi and bunch of cars, still a back-up to the parking lot, a late morning commute. fremont southbound starting to thin out over the last few minutes.

the map shows you it is still slow coming down past the crash south of mission boulevard, off to the shoulder. 237 first a crash clearing to the shoulder. your other northbound routes through san jose clearing, marla, back to you. >> mike, thanks. another story we're following, hundreds of students in antioch could be tested for tuberculosis. a student diagnosed with tb a couple weeks ago. the student has since recovered and is back at school. the testing for more students is mostly precautionary. we'll have more on this story and others coming up in just about 30 minutes. jon kelley and i hope to see you at 11:00. we'll see you then. ♪ ♪ we're back with more of "today" on this booze-day, tuesday, if you toss and turn every single night. you might want to try planning out your day so it can help you sleep like a baby at night. >> "prevention" magazine's

executive editor is here with hour-by-hour plans to help you sleep. >> a good night's sleep starts as soon as you wag up in the morning. >> you people from "prevention." >> it's true, the first thing you need to do is get some light. melatonin is produced in your body when it's dark. if you don't have a lot of natural light, can you get a light therapy box, available at homegoods store. just as good as sunlight. >> go out in the sun when you wake up? >> or on your commute. >> i feel like when i have coffee i'm awake. >> last call for coffee is about 2:00 p.m. >> i never have it past the morning or i'd be -- >> that's smart. >> and the same with chocolate, sorry, bad news. >> wow, hoda. >> the workout is one of those things, i feel like if i work out later in the day or at night, i don't sleep because i'm so wired. >> it's bad news, for hours before bed is your cut-off for exercise, it keeps your

metabolism revving and it keeps your heartrate up. >> although i love it when i have a chance to work out in the morning, it's not even best then, it's better in the afternoon? >> it's better when you can get it in. >> just be practical about it. get your workout in, five days a week, 30 minutes. >> can you walk, a lot of people like to take a walk after dinner, brisk walk. >> but i wouldn't do something like heavy cardio in the evening. >> don't invite jane fonda over for the evening. >> light din centre. >> a heavy dinner is harder to digest. it keeps your body active, plus if you have a heavy meal, you light down, heartburn, sleep killer. >> what's the cutoff time for din centre. >> 6:30. >> how do the europeans do it? >> they're thin, too. >> bedtime snack. a lot of people ask about this, if you are hungry before bed, it's better to have something than not. >> was that supposed to be here? >> no. >> i actually -- >> bedtime snack, complex

carbohydrates with a little bit of protein. a bowl of cereal is probably the he's yent thing you can do. >> lets get to our favorite subject. >> there's a cut-off point for wine. it's 7:00 p.m. >> yes. >> because it stays in your body, it will help you fall asleep faster. you still have time now if you want to have a sip. you fall asleep faster, but you wake up, it robs your body of r.e.m. >> the celestial tea. >> they really are lovely. >> you get things off your mind and on to a piece of paper. >> close the book on the day by writing on your journal. dump it, don't reread it, let it go, start fresh tomorrow morning. >> a fresh cup of mercy. >> this is the hardest one, as of you know two hours before bed, digital detox. any back-lit screen, which is a computer, a tablet, but also your smartphone. that can reduce the production of melatonin, according to a

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if you're a mom, you know how difficult it can be. >> everyone tells you, it will get better, but one woman says don't believe a word of it. jill is the creator of the popular blog called scary mommy. her new book called "motherhood comes naturally and other vicious lies."

>> you know what you're talking about, you're a mother of three. >> yes. >> what are the ages? >> five, seven, and nine. >> she -- >> i had to think about it. >> don't ask me their birthdays. >> this whole thing started off as a blog, which was fun. a place for you to put everything down on paper and it really took off. >> to vent a little bit? >> just an online baby book for my kids, i wanted them to have some sort of record of what we did during the day and little stories and it just evolved into this community of moms and parents. >> because there was truth in it, right? >> exactly, people don't always talk about that stuff. >> and the popularity shows that a lot of women didn't feel like their voices were being heard and finally when one of the women like you comes up and says, what's one of the lies, moms stealing, what's the story? >> moms stealing? i'm trying to think what that would be. >> let's go to the next one. that's another lie, that

motherhood comes naturally. i think there's this notion that the minute a baby is born you just have this outpouring of -- love and maternal instinct. >> exactly. >> all of the answers come naturally. and they don't and it's not always as easy and natural as you want it to be. i think the love part is easy. but you know, having the right answers and the solutions, it's not. >> specifically what to do, say what to do if they have a fever, what to do if they fall on their head. >> i'll know if one of my children is really hurt. i always make the wrong call. >> did something happen, specific? >> well like my daughter fell off of the bed last year. i thought, that's nothing, it will be fine in the morning. it wasn't, it was broken. i rushed my youngest to the e.r. for stomach pain and it was gas. >> you don't know the difference between gas and a broken arm?

>> clearly not. >> another myth is that moms happily share. >> yes. i will -- >> all the good stuff, not the bad. >> i, my children know that they are not allowed to drink out of my glass or share my food. it is off-limits, even if they're parched and they come up and have a bottle of water -- >> why? >> they return it and they have little floaties in it. >> don't you lick the gum and get the gunk off their face. >> yes, i do it to them, but i don't want them getting their stuff all over me. they can go to the kitchen and get a glass of water. >> what if they can't walk yet? >> then they're not drinking water most likely, they have a bottle that i'm not drinking out of. when they're at the age where they can walk, they can get themselves water. >> i like this. >> let's play a little word association game. we're going to say a word and you're going to tell us the first thing that comes tour mind. the first word is playdates.

>> awful. >> really? >> well, because then you know, play dates once you're at the age where you can drop your child off and go do errands, are beautiful. when they're at the age when you have to stick around and make small talk with the other mom and try to fill the time there are a million things i would rather be doing. >> how about playing tag with your kids? >> pretty bad. not a huge fan at hide and seek. i had a confession on my site's confessional. where the mom would play hide and seek with her kids, it was the only way she could steal the nap. she would always hide in her bed under the covers, that i'm a big fan of. but tag -- >> i want to know why you kept having children. >> not smart birth control. >> no. >> your book is very funny. and you are, too, and you're adorable. happy mother's day. >> some daily beauty habits you may want to rethink. >> when we come back. oh man! it's like we're tailgating!

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all right. do you go to bed with your makeup still on? >> yes. >> do you skip -- washing your hair for a few days? >> let's face it. we all cut corners in our beauty routine. that's not necessarily a terrible thing. here to separate myth from fact is "health" magazine's deputy editor, camille chattergee. >> i'm going to give you a statham and you're going to tell me whether it's a myth or a fact. number one, you should clean your makeup brushes at least once a month. myth or fact? >> it's a myth. that's a trick question, you should clean them once a week. >> oh. >> you're both sort of -- right. >> well let's just move on. >> what do you mean, once a week. >> they collect bacteria. >> they can collect mold. you don't want to get that bacteria all over your face.

>> she's had one that she's had at the bottom of her purse for six years. >> wash it, please, you'll do your skin a favor. >> how come you're not covered in zits. >> i don't know. that's a nice observation. >> next one. myth or fact, going to bed without washing your face is fine once and a while. >> fact. >> you're right. it really is not such a big deal to go to bed without washing your face. and you know you can't be perfect all the time. don't worry about passing out in bed. but if you can wash your face before bed it's best to get that bacteria off. >> what about eye makeup? >> it can cause inflammation of your eyelid if you leave it on, but that's not going to happen every night. number three, every once in a while it's okay to pop a pimple. >> heck yes. >> myth. >> no. >> you should never pop your pimples. >> if they can do it for you -- >> because they're professionals. >> they have clean hands.

sanitary. if you're going to do it make sure your hands are clean. >> that's why i said fact. there's a way to do it. >> we don't recommend it for use at home. >> can you imagine walking around with that big thing sticking out? >> can you imagine popping it and have the -- >> i would rather have have it done, miss chatterbug or whatever your name is. >> myth or fact, there's no harm in blow-drying or flat-ironing your hair every day. >> you know it's a fact. >> i'm going to say -- you said there's no harm in doing it. >> fact. it's okay. >> to put heat on your hair every day despite what you've heard. >> if it's done properly, missy. >> stop saying that. >> people don't know that. they're going to go, okay,ky do it every day and wonder why they look like strawberry shortcake. >> if they're hair is damaged, it will look worse, but if their

hair is healthy, it will be fine. >> she's getting on my nerves. >> you'll get the next one, i know it. >> dyeing your hair can actually help enrich your hair follicles. >> i'm going to go with myth. >> i'm going to say fact. >> it's a myth. >> it doesn't help your hair. >> you have have no points. i have four, four. >> now, it's not so bad if you don't drastically do it, lightening -- >> somehow she's destroying the segment. >> tiebreaker. >> there are two tiebreakers. moisturizer with spf is as good as sunscreen, myth or fact? >> myth. >> i have to say it's better than nothing. >> that's not the question. >> okay, this one hopefully --

it is okay to use the same nail clippers on your feet and your hands, as long as you don't share them. it is totally fine to use your clippers on your feet and your hands. >> you have a lot of crappy stuff on your toes so i'm going to say that's a myth. >> never do that. never do that. >> i love chatterjee. >> i definitely do that. >> "new york times" best-selling author mary higgins clark has a another dark secret. >> first this is "today" on nbc. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol

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she's the queen of expense, releasing a brand in book every year every year since 1975. >> now "the new york times"

best-selling author mary higgins clark is out with her 37th suspense novel and 44th book overall. she's such a slouch. it's called "daddy's gone a-hunting." it's great to see you. >> i'm like a dandylion in spring, i come back. >> we're sorry that you were sick. >> it was just a cough. >> she mentions jimmy o'leary's pub in every single book. >> this time he has a speaking part. >> your books are so unique and interesting. but often they come from the headlines, because that's where you get a lot of your inspiration. where did the inspiration for this book come from? >> this book starts with a family complex, a furniture complex going up in flames. and the oldest daughter, age 30, is in there when it goes up. with a disgruntled employee. and the quick reason why i got

the idea for that is, years ago when i worked in new york, there was a restaurant across the street, and it was very successful and we all popped in, and had a quick glass of wine and then ran to the carpool. he built one on long island and it didn't work. so it went up in flames. he built one on the west side and it didn't work. and it went up in flames. and the cops said -- jimmy, next time have a flood. >> sometimes it's family businesses go up pardon the pun, in flames. for all kinds of reasons. >> right. >> so that kind of gave me the idea. but also, if you have someone missing in the family, a 22-year-old girl, musical comedy, breaking in on broadway and disappears. and 28 years later, as the story opens, some things come to

light. >> is every single one of your books, when you put a book out, does it go on the bestsellers list right away? >> this one is coming out and it will break my heart if it's not number one. >> it has to be number one. >> danielle steele must just -- >> danielle does wonderfully well. >> not like you, not like you. >> wonderfully, and people say to me, i recognize you. i know who you are. danielle steele. >> they do? how is your daughter doing? >> she's great. carol has her own book, coming out little later this year. >> we'll see her. >> we love you, you're adorable. >> next year, the dandylion. >> all right, baby. >> coming up tomorrow for the new sci-fi show "defiance." >> and celebrity fashions for much, much less. >> and our joyful cookoff. three lucky viewers.

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now in texas. at least 14 people have been stabbed at a houston area campus this morning. right now looking live at pictures above lone star college. that school has issued a

statement on its website warning about two armed people on campus. one of them has been taken into custody. the soaked one remains on the loose. we're told at least three of those victims are in critical condition currently. again, more than a dozen people stabbed on a texas college campus and police still looking for at least one more suspect. well, of course, bring you updates to this story as they continue to come into our newsroom. lots of action down in texas. good morning, everybody. thank you for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm marla tellez. not much from last month's sequestration cuts but now one you'll notice or not notice. the blue angels will not be flying over bay area skies this coming fall. bob redell is live along the embarcadero with more on why the tactical flying group is canceling its 2013 season. good morning, bob. >> good morning, marla. this means come october you'll not be able to stand here along the embarcadero to see that

squadron of blue f-18s perform those daring maneuvers over the bay. the u.s. navy made the announcement within the past couple of hours it has canceled the rest of the blue angels 2013 season due to the automatic budget cuts forced upon them by this year's sequestration, unless a local air show organizers want to pay for them to show up. that means roughly 30 performances have been canceled including san francisco's fleet week appearance during the week of october 10th through 14th. the organizer of that event tells us that the rest of that week will go on here as planned even without the blues. given the fact the angels are the main attraction, part of the reason fleet week draws a million visitors, it's hard to tell what kind of impact or absence it will have economically. >> well, i think schools closing, as an ex-school teacher it's wise. >> got to cut